Etymology

azulejo

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Today it means: A painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns. Full definition →

Spanish azulejo ← Old Spanish azur ← Andalusian Arabic [Term?]
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-der.?
  2. Classical Persianلاژورد (Lāžvard)
  3. Classical Persianلَاجَوَرْد (lājaward)
  4. Arabicلَازُوَرْد (lāzuward)
  5. Andalusian Arabic[Term?]
  6. Old Spanishazur
  7. Spanishazul
  8. Spanishazulejo
  9. English todayazulejo

Borrowed from Spanish azulejo. or Borrowed from Portuguese azulejo.

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